Yip, same story here. I've been a lifer since back late 80's I think. Been a long time. BUT I've yet to ever reciever anything to test. I did go through the same old song with all the "stuff" they sent including books, videos, etc. Sent most of it back and after complaining enough, finally they stopped sending me anything. I figured that's why they never send me any thing to "test" for free.
So now I get the magazine on a regular basis, and that's it. Hope I live long enough to receive enough mags. to make the life membership fee worth it.

"I got a college book fedex it was the wrong book for the second time. The fedex guy said i can tape it and send it back refused. But he said one person called and he waited to take it back and the school said to take it to the bookstore at the campus so i did. He was going to retape it and mark it for me. But it was quick to return it to the school"

Fed ex and post office are not the same, different rules, I am a postmaster and deal with this often.